Performing Arts (U)

<p>A groundbreaking figure in the history of American space exploration, Captain Scott Kelly shares invaluable insights on leadership and teamwork, resilience, and embracing failure to achieve personal and professional goals.</p><p>Holding the record for the single longest mission of an American astronaut in space, Captain Scott Kelly draws from his epic life journey to help individuals and organizations redefine and reach beyond their limits.

<p>Adrian Grenier educates and inspires audiences with tips for living a sustainable lifestyle and contributing to an eco-friendly culture.</p>

<p>Best known for his role as Vincent Chase in the hit HBO series <i>Entourage</i>, Adrian is an accomplished filmmaker, producer and director as well. He has also become a leading advocate for integrating sustainability into pop culture.</p>

<p>Mike Rowe is a writer, narrator, producer, recording artist, Emmy-Award winning TV Host, New York Times Best Selling author, and the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.</p><p>As the creator and host of the iconic TV series <em>Dirty Jobs</em>, Mike is best-known as “the dirtiest man on TV,” but his true calling is storytelling.

<p>RJ Mitte engages, educates and inspires with candid discussion of transforming obstacles into assets and preventing bullying.</p><p>RJ is best known for playing Walt Jr. on the Emmy-winning AMC drama <i>Breaking Bad</i>, – like his character on the show, he also battles with cerebral palsy.

<p>For 40 years, photographer James Balog has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on one of the most important issues of our era: human modification of our planet’s natural systems. An avid mountaineer with a graduate degree in geography and geomorphology, James is equally at home on a Himalayan peak or a whitewater river, the African savannah or polar icecaps.</p><p>To reveal the impact of climate change, James founded the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), the most wide-ranging, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted.

<p>Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her two time, SAG Award winning, stand-out role as ‘Carrie ‘Big Boo’ Black’ in the Netflix hit series <i>Orange is the New Black</i>. However, DeLaria’s multi- faceted career as a comedian, actress and jazz musician, has in fact, spanned decades. </p><p>Lea holds the distinction of being the first openly gay comic on television in America which led to countless Television and Film roles portraying Police Lieutenants, PE Teachers and the Lesbian who inappropriately hits on straight women.

<p>Well before the era of “fake news” became, well, real, Scott Dikkers and his fellow founders at <i>The Onion </i>mocked popular culture and media tropes. Dikkers then went on to found the world’s first humor website, TheOnion.com.</p><p>From his experience in developing a creative culture of frank honesty and freedom at <i>The Onion</i>, Scott Dikkers shares how he built one of the most famous top comedy brands in the business.

<p>Michael Carbonaro has performed over 500 comically perplexing and improbable feats of magic on his hit TV series, The Carbonaro Effect on truTV. Now, he is taking his show on the road for his live show, Michael Carbonaro…Live!</p>

<p>For more than five decades, Jean-Michel Cousteau has dedicated himself and his vast experience to communicate to people of all nations and generations his love and concern for our water planet.</p>